'First' in the Bible

First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

[There will be] affliction and distress for every {human being} who does evil, of the Jew first and of the Greek,

but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and to the Greek.

Much in every way. For first, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

But I say, Israel did not know, did they? First, Moses says, "I will provoke you [to jealousy] by [those who are] not a nation; by a senseless nation I will provoke you [to anger]."

whenever I travel to Spain. For I hope [while I] am passing through to see you and to be sent on my way by you, whenever I have first enjoyed your [company] for a while.

also [greet] the church in their house. Greet Epenetus my dear [friend], who is {the first convert} of Asia for Christ.